Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with severe vomiting diagnosed with pylorogastric intussusception
By Applewhite, A A et al.Ā·Published in Journal of the American Animal Hospital AssociationĀ·2001Ā·Department of Small Animal Medicine, United StatesĀ·View original on PubMed ā
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Original publication title: Pylorogastric intussusception in the dog: a case report and literature review.
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Plain-English summary
A 10-month-old neutered male Saint Bernard was brought in for severe vomiting. X-rays showed a soft-tissue mass in his stomach, and surgery revealed a condition called pylorogastric intussusception, where part of the stomach folds into itself. The vet was able to fix the issue by manually reducing the intussusception and making some adjustments to the stomach and intestines to help prevent it from happening again. After the surgery, the dog recovered well, gained 5 kg, and had only one minor episode of vomiting in the year since.
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Abstract
A 10-month-old, neutered male Saint Bernard presented for evaluation of acute, severe vomiting. A soft-tissue mass was noted within the stomach on survey abdominal radiographs. The diagnosis of pylorogastric intussusception was made during exploratory celiotomy. The intussusception was manually reduced at surgery, the pyloric antrum was enlarged, and the duodenum was permanently affixed to the abdominal wall in an attempt to prevent recurrence of the intussusception. The dog recovered, has gained weight (5 kg), and has had only one isolated episode of vomiting during the one year since discharge from the hospital. This report documents the fourth reported case of pylorogastric (i.e., duodenogastric, gastrogastric) intussusception in the veterinary literature and is the first report that details the surgical management of the disease.
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